The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 53 Dealing with the Scoundrels

Xu Si stared at Tong Huaqiong in disbelief. The widow Tong was so domineering; even after he got off the bus, she still insisted on occupying his seat.

Tong Huaqiong tried her best to channel Tong Dajiao's arrogance and said fiercely to Xu Si, "This seat belongs to my Taohua, you get up!"

"Sister Tong."

The contempt in Granny Yan's eyes was gone from Liu Qiaoyun; instead, she looked at Tong Huaqiong with pleading.

The way Gu Taohua dealt with Xu Si that morning still haunted her.

"Who the hell calls you a sister? Don't call me that!" Tong Huaqiong cursed at Granny Yan.

This morning they were calling her Widow Tong, but now they're calling her "sister."

“Yes, my mother paid for it, so even if I don’t sit here, this seat is still mine.”

No one is allowed to sit in my seat!

Gu Taohua was so busy arguing with Gu Dashu that she didn't see Xu Si's actions towards Liu Qiaoyun. She thought that Tong Huaqiong was deliberately causing trouble for Xu Si because she now had two sons backing her up after what happened that morning.

She would be happy to see it happen in either case; after all, she had already offended Xu Si that morning, so offending him one more time wouldn't be a big deal.

"Xu Si, get up, you son of a bitch! Don't take my sister's seat. You've got so much shit on your ass, you don't even deserve to dirty my sister's seat!" Gu Dashu's words were very harsh.

"How disgusting. Xu Si, get up! Are you getting up by yourself, or should I help you?" Gu Taohua smiled slyly.

He bent down, and his big, fat hands were about to lift Xu Si up.

Xu Si was still traumatized by the near-being fed to wild dogs while lying on the edge of the car, and when he saw Gu Taohua's outstretched hands, he almost peed his pants in fright.

This guy is a demon.

With the two protectors, Gu Dashu and Gu Jingzhe, even if he had three other brothers at home, they wouldn't be able to put out the fire!
"I'll get up myself."

Xu Si lowered his voice and bounced up like a pinball.

But the bus was too crowded, and he couldn't find an empty seat even after looking for a long time.

Gu Taohua grabbed him and threw him off the car.

Xu Si slipped and fell to the ground.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Tong Huaqiong placed the two bags of flour in the spot where Xu Si had just been, and said fiercely to Liu Qiaoyun, "Liu Qiaoyun, you owe me ten coins, have you forgotten? I won't ask you to pay back the money. You better watch these two bags of flour. If anything goes wrong, I'll smash your pot."

"Besides flour, Sister-in-law Qiaoyun, you can't let anyone else sit here. If I find out, I'll cut your hair off." Gu Taohua's face was equally fierce.

Liu Qiaoyun looked at Tong Huaqiong, then at Gu Taohua, her eyes reddening. She hugged the flour sack tightly and said in a tearful voice, "I can definitely cure it."

"None of you can take my sister's place." Shiraki Kurotani Daisuke glared at the people in the car, his expression carrying a hint of threat.

"Sister-in-law Qiaoyun owes my mother ten coins. Before the flour arrived safely at Qinghewan, she was my mother's hired worker. Anyone who insults or bullies her is insulting or bullying my mother. I'm no longer studying, so I don't care about the future. Anyone who bullies my mother will be the first to get revenge."

The cunning and genius young man, Gu Jingzhe, had already realized that his mother was standing up for Liu Qiaoyun. He also knew that Granny Yan was not someone to be trifled with. Fearing that Granny Yan would bully Liu Qiaoyun on the way, he threatened her with harsh words in advance.

Granny Yan nearly bit her teeth to pieces!
Then everyone realized what was going on.

Widow Tong is standing up for Liu Qiaoyun.

But the Qin family and the Gu family don't seem to have any contact usually. On the contrary, Liu Qiaoyun's mother-in-law, Aunt Qin, usually looks down on Widow Tong the most.

Every time Widow Tong bullied her eldest daughter-in-law Chen Sufeng, Aunt Qin couldn't help but cricket at Widow Tong.

Tong Huaqiong's past image as a bully has begun to crumble in the public's mind once again.

"Old Xu, you're here. I was just about to tell you. My son brought me here in a flatbed cart, so I won't be taking your car today. But I have too much stuff, so I put two bags of flour on your car. I'll take up one of your seats and you'll pay me the fare."

Tong Huaqiong turned around and saw that Grandpa Xu had returned and was untying the rope of the ox, so she took out some money and handed it to Grandpa Xu while talking to him.

Grandpa Xu had witnessed the entire process of the Gu family bullying Xu Si, and he knew exactly what had happened.

That damned Xu Si should have been thrown off the bus.

Otherwise, if he turned into a beast on the bus, and Liu Qiaoyun, a tender young wife, tried to kill herself, wouldn't he, the driver, also bear some responsibility?

Thinking this, Grandpa Xu waved his hand and said, "Damn it, it's just two bags of flour. Why give me money? We're all neighbors." He firmly refused.

Tong Huaqiong didn't insist, and said with a smile, "Thanks, I'll send you two pastries to try tomorrow."

Grandpa Xu chuckled.

The aroma of Widow Tong's pastries was irresistible; he had wanted to try them for a long time.

Tong Huaqiong led Gu Taohua back onto the flatbed cart and sat down with the pig.

She really didn't want to take the lead, but she couldn't get over her conscience if she didn't intervene. So she decided to repay the kindness of Liu Qiaoyun's mother-in-law and Aunt Qin for giving Chen Sufeng the egg pancakes, since she had eaten them all.

With great enthusiasm, Gu Dashu and Gu Jingzhe worked together, one pushing and the other pulling, to make the flatbed cart move steadily toward Qinghe Bay.

Taking a shortcut from Yanguan Town to Qinghewan requires passing through a wooded area.

The woodland is very lush in early summer, and it is said that wild animals often roam there. People from Qinghewan usually do not dare to take shortcuts when traveling to and from town.

Gu Dashu pulled the flatbed cart and decided to take a shortcut. He was already exhausted from pulling his mother and sister along, and taking the shortcut would shorten the journey considerably.

The flatbed cart was blocked in the middle of the dense forest.

The thing blocking the way was a horse-drawn carriage that was completely sealed off.

Intermittent sobbing could be heard coming from inside the carriage.

"What's going on?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

"I'll go take a look," Gu Jingzhe said.

Looking at the forest as dusk settled, Tong Huaqiong felt a surge of joy.

In her previous life, she had read many female protagonist web novels where the protagonist's ascension to power began with encountering a benefactor and falling into hardship.

Could it be that I'm starting to follow the plot myself?
If that's the case, that would be wonderful!

I just don't know which benefactor is ahead of me.

Soon, Gu Jingzhe returned, accompanied by a weathered man.

Before Tong Huaqiong could figure out what was going on, the weathered man standing next to her started calling her "Mother."

Who is this?
“Mother, I didn’t expect to run into my elder brother here,” Gu Jingzhe said.

Oh, this is Jizi Valley Great Cold.

Calling her "Mom" is perfectly fine.

"Dahan, what's the situation up ahead?" Tong Huaqiong didn't bother with pleasantries and asked Gu Dahan directly.

Gu Dahan went to work for a wealthy family in the prefectural city, so the person sitting in that carriage might be the head of that family.

Tong Huaqiong became vaguely excited.

Is the turning point in my destiny about to take off?

"Young Master Lu is having trouble breathing."

Gu Dahan didn't beat around the bush and gave a general account of the carriage owner's situation.

Gu Dahan, the coachman for the Lu family, accompanied the young master and young lady of the Lu family to visit their maternal grandparents. On their way back, they passed through this forest, and the young master of the Lu family, who had always been in poor health, suddenly became more ill.

Since we've run into each other on the road, we should definitely check on them.

Tong Huaqiong was still hoping to get some opportunities from the Lu family.

"Let's go see if we can help in any way."

Tong Huaqiong got off the flatbed cart and ran to the Lu family's carriage with her big feet.

She yanked the curtain open and met a pair of clear, star-like eyes. At that moment, memories of Tong Dajiao's past life flooded into Tong Huaqiong's mind.

(End of this chapter)